A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, and hearing aids among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safe-guards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.
1978-03-07: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to defer from income certain amounts deferred pursuant to State or local public employee deferred compensation plans.
1978-03-08: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Small Town Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act
1978-03-09: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable income tax credit for insulation and other energy-saving property installed on an individual's principal residence.
1978-03-08: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tuition Tax Credit Act
1978-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish requirements with respect to the broadcasting of certain professional sports clubs' games.
1978-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Older Americans Long-Term Care Act
1978-03-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Anti-Discrimination Act
1978-03-16: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging may make grants to assist older persons adversely affected by natural disasters, and for other purposes.
1978-03-16: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to place phencyclidine in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties under that Act for the unlawful manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of, or the possession with intent to distribute or dispense, phencyclidine and to increase the penalties under that Act for illegal distribution of phencyclidine to persons under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
1978-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Safe Bridge Act
1978-03-21: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for parents, and for other purposes.
1978-09-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the minimum disability rating a veteran must have in order to receive additional compensation for dependents from 50 per centum to 40 per centum.
1978-06-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-step aid and attendance compensation payment system for certain severely disabled veterans.
1978-07-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Act of 1978
1978-10-18: Public Law 95-479.
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors, of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.
1978-07-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Tuition Tax Credit Act
1978-04-05: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase the incentives for the purchase of domestic articles, materials, and supplies with regard to Federal and federally funded procurements.
1978-04-06: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase from $100 to $200 the monthly rate of special pension payable to each person who has been awarded the Medal of Honor.
1978-07-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of individuals who have attained the age of 62 $3,000 of interest received during any taxable year.
1978-04-06: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.